How important is your safety?

Statistical analysis demonstrates that newer cars are safer and are less likely to injure occupants in a car crash, so, doesn't it make sense to drive newer cars offering better safety protection and vehicle stability control? So, why would you want to drive an "old classic "? Are you sure that you would rather go back to the so called "bad old days "? Really???

I live in deer country and you just mow over them with an older vehicle. The newer vehicles the deer have a good chance of coming threw the windshield more than anything,..still give me an old Chevy to drive, I'm experienced enough to handle it...

I will never drive a car that makes decisions for me. All these active
systems are great in theory but in real life they are just a problem.
I see a lot of posts on this forum from people that are desperate for
answers because their mechanic and even the dealer cannot figure
out what is going wrong. The life span of newer cars may end up
being very short if all these computer problems cannot be solved.

Full_of_Regrets,
I don't think this by itself has any bearing on the subject, when you
wrote the following. "Active all wheel drive systems are far worse
than old school full time AWD. " I marked your answer by accident.
Actually, I think it's more about the following, vehicle stability
control, air bags, front and curtain, pre-collision braking, lane
departure, ABS, back up camera, etc. Of course, AWD is an
additional plus. While I understand, people's desire for nostalgia
and older cars with more sheet metal, the fact remains that newer
cars with crush proof zones and reports from the Institute for
Highway Safety, new cars have a distinct advantage. And, as far
as I'm concerned, the computer controls are exactly what makes
them safer, so all this angst about taking over your car's systems is
not the problem at all and much less than having an accident.
These systems are there to warn and protect you. Sure, I marked
my Subaru Outback, but, there's plenty of cars with AWD and
computers. And, sure there's cars with electronic problems,
whether they have computers or not.

At what point do you start thinking of changing out your car for a newer model,
not necessarily a brand new car, but, a late model with stability control, ABS,
front and side curtain airbags, Blueto...

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